Allan Hancock College is your community college located in North Santa Barbara county. For the past 85 years, we have been the doorway to higher education for thousands of area residents. As a local community college, we have defined ourselves by the many faces and needs of those students who have passed through those doors. Whether the student was seeking job skills, to transfer to a four-year college/university, or taking course work as personal enrichment, they found a home at Allan Hancock College.

School Highlights:

Allan Hancock College serves 10,352 students (32.80% of students are full-time).

The college's student:teacher ratio of 37:1 is higher than the community college average of -:1.

Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 71%.

Finances and Admission

The in-state tuition of $1,346 is less than the state average of $5,694. The in-state tuition has grown by 72% over four years.

The out-state tuition of $6,666 is less than the state average of $10,294. The out-state tuition has grown by 9% over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees

$1,346

$5,694

Out-State Tuition Fees

$6,666

$10,252

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid

78%

89%

Source: 2005 (latest year available) IPEDS

School Notes:

Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria Campus) is located in the heart of California's beautiful Central Coast, in the town of Santa Maria (pop. around 90,000).
The college is the focus for educating the community. It prepares members of our community for the work force, it provides everyone the opportunity to improve their personal and professional skills, and it prepares the lower division students to transfer to a four-year college.
Allan Hancock College Foundation awarded in excess of $300,000 in scholarships in May 2007 to Allan Hancock College vocational students, students continuing their education here at Allan Hancock College, and students transferring to four-year institutions from Allan Hancock College. These scholarships are only available to students currently attending Allan Hancock College. Scholarships are available in all areas of study, however some scholarships are in specific donor-oriented categories such as vocational programs, local high-school graduates, veterans (or their children), re-entry students, disabled students, or specific majors.

For California public community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $1,429 per year for in-state students and $6,281 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $17,427 per year. Read more about average community college tuition costs across the country.